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Lebanese population on facebook: 1,524.180
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In the mood for some chicken wings but worried about the messy part of it… It happens to most of us. We often crave eating some messy types of food but avoid it all together because we’re in no mood to get our hands messy. Here’s where Trongs come is handy. These little plastic finger »more...

NGNO wishes each and everyone of you a Happy Labors Day. I hope you enjoy the nice weather outside to out and discover something nice about Lebanon – travel to different towns, try new restaurants… Let us here about them… A special thank you goes to all restaurant owners, chefs, waiters… and everyone else… Keep »more...

I adore Vice. I keep sending them resumes in hopes they’ll let me intern or work for them, maybe send me on one of their crazy assignments, seeing how I don’t really care for my personal safety or the craziness of reporting from remote parts of the world or war zones on topics the usual media outlets don’t even dream of covering.

Picture taken by Nath Halawani
As you all know by now, the first edition of the Beirut Social Media Awards took place yesterday and I posted the list of winners earlier this morning. Needless to say, I am very happy that BlogBaladi won the Blog of the Year Award but that doesn’t mean the event was flawless.

Once again, MWTF is coordinating with Souk El Tayeb for a small migrant workers day market. This time, we are also collaborating with the Migrant Community Center (MCC) and the Danish Embassy!

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Here’s some cool news for the superheroes lovers. Geek Express, located in Beirut Digital District, will be hosting the Marvel Exhibition for two weeks starting May 2nd, with over 400 official and rare original items from Iron Man, Hulk, Spiderman and other Marvel comics that will be on display for people to enjoy.

NoGarlicNoOnions just won the Best Food Blog award during Beirut’s first annual Social Media Awards ceremony organized by Online Collaborative. I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you out there who voted for NGNO. Your constant support and appreciation for what I do keep me going on and »more...

Haifa Wehbe showed up to pick up her award for Most Engaging Celebrity on Twitter
This list is not official so please feel free to correct me if I got any name wrong.

Interesting article about the rise and fall of Imad Mughniyeh. But I question the sources responsible for the part below.  Mark Perry tried to paint a complex Syrian/Iranian relationship. I get things weren't rosey during Hafez's reign. But after the 2005 Hariri assassination, the Hizbullah war of 2006 and the 2007 Syrian-sponsored Fateh al-Islam war on Lebanon, the following is really hard to swallow:

Lebanon's roads are notorious for potholes, which often go unattended for months and cost drivers millions in repairs every year.

But in one town, an enterprising young citizen has chosen to do something about it, launching the pothole locator site: BatrounRoads.com

In 1993 I used to live in Beirut, close to the southern suburbs, Hezbollah’s stronghold. In the spring of that year, I began to get a toothache so I decided to visit my dentist as in common in that part of the world. The dentist was connected to Hezbollah and was reported to be in charge of their top secret dental work, and he was both good and reasonably priced.

My, my we have quite a summer ahead for everyone in Beirut. I know you think I’m talking about the horrible security situation, bad economy, political instability, but no. I’m actually talking about the good stuff, you know, like partying hard and dancing all night, one of the things we excel at, especially in summer when we get the reinforcements from abroad.

Picture taken from Tech-Ticker.com via FrootApps
There are 22 million smartphones in the MENA region, 12 million in the Gulf alone. Android has the biggest market share with 40%, followed by iOS with 35%, then Blackberry and Windows way behind.
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Yes, I do realize it has been a while since I have reviewed the ads which are in the town, but then - when you see the ads which have been rampant as of late then probably you would excuse me. But here we are this is the current crop on the market!